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Voices from the Grave: Anne Sexton Reading ‘Wanting to Die’

Posted on October 4, 2014 by maedez
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Poet Anne Sexton died 40 years ago today. In remembrance, here’s a clip of her reading Wanting to Die.

 

Posted in Dead Writers, Poetry, Poets, Voices from the Grave | Tagged Anne Sexton, Books, Dead Writers, Death, Poetry, Poetry Readings, Poets, Voices from the Grave, Writers, Writing | 11 Replies

Voices from the Grave #78: Edith Sitwell Interview

Posted on September 8, 2014 by maedez
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The fascinating Edith Sitwell on Face to Face, 1959:

Posted in Books, Dead Writers, Interviews, Poets, Reading, Video, Voices from the Grave, Writers, Writing | Tagged Books, Dead Writers, Edith Sitwell, Interviews, Poets, Reading, Video, Voices from the Grave, Writers, Writing | 18 Replies

Voices from the Grave #77: Lou Reed

Posted on October 28, 2013 by maedez
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Dirty Blvd., 1989

Laurie Anderson & Lou Reed on Charlie Rose, 2003

Remembering Lou Reed, ABC News

Sweet Jane

Posted in Voices from the Grave | Tagged Death, Interviews, Lou Reed, Music, Musicians, Songs, Songwriters, Writers, Writing | 4 Replies

Voices from the Grave #76: Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe Discuss Their Upcoming Nuptials

Posted on August 26, 2013 by maedez
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Great intellectual writers have personal lives, too.

 

Posted in Voices from the Grave | Tagged Arthur Miller, Books, Dead Writers, Interviews, Love, Marilyn Monroe, Reading, Romance, Writers, Writing | 13 Replies

Voices from the Grave #75: James Joyce in Paris, 1922

Posted on August 17, 2013 by maedez
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Brief stock footage clip of James Joyce in Paris, 1922. He doesn’t talk, but it is still fascinating!

Posted in Dead Writers, Voices from the Grave | Tagged Books, Dead Writers, Fiction, Film, Inspiration, James Joyce, Reading, Writers, Writing | 8 Replies

Voices from the Grave #74: Jerome Lawrence on Writing

Posted on July 8, 2013 by maedez
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Playwright Jerome Lawrence on writing.

Posted in Dead Writers, Voices from the Grave | Tagged advice, Books, Creativity, Dead Writers, Inspiration, Interviews, Jerome Lawrence, Playwrights, Reading, Writers, Writing | 3 Replies

Voices from the Grave #73: Ian Fleming on Naming James Bond

Posted on July 1, 2013 by maedez
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Ian Fleming on naming James Bond.

Posted in Voices from the Grave | Tagged Books, Dead Writers, Fiction, Ian Fleming, Interviews, James Bond, Literature, Novels, Reading, Writers, Writing | 5 Replies

Voices from the Grave #72: Allen Ginsberg Reading ‘America’

Posted on June 3, 2013 by maedez
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Allen Ginsberg reading America. Keep in mind that Allen Ginsberg means Allen Ginsberg: this is not G-rated.

 

Posted in Voices from the Grave | Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Books, Performance, Poems, Poetry, Poets, Reading, Writers, Writing | 6 Replies

Voices from the Grave #71: Henry Miller Interview

Posted on May 27, 2013 by maedez
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First part of a Henry Miller interview from 1956.

 

Posted in Voices from the Grave, Writers, Writing | Tagged Books, Creativity, Ficiton, Henry Miller, Inspiration, Interviews, Novelists, Novels, Reading, Writers, Writing | 2 Replies

Voices from the Grave #70: Patrick Kavanagh Reading ‘The Hospital’

Posted on May 20, 2013 by maedez
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Patrick Kavanagh reading The Hospital.

 

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